ETR 021 : 20001

Foreword
Introduction
1.0 CONFORMANCE TESTING: SCENE AND PLAYERS
1.1 The meaning of conformance to OSI standards
1.2 Importance of conformance testing
1.3 Conformance methodology status of ISO/IEC 9646
1.4 Base standards and profiles
1.5 Client and test laboratory
1.6 Conformance assessment process
1.7 Conformance test reports
1.8 Applicability to profiles
2.0 CONFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS IN PROTOCOLS
2.1 Base standards
2.2 Functional Standards and Profiles
2.3 ICS, IPRL/FSRL notations
3.0 CONFORMANCE TESTING: METHODOLOGY OVERVIEW
3.1 Types of conformance tests
3.2 Conformance testing architecture
3.3 Abstract test methods
3.4 Abstract Test suites
3.5 Test case selection and parameterization
3.6 ATM and ATS: extension to profiles
3.7 Test Realization
3.8 Test operation overview
4.0 DESIGN OF A CONFORMANCE TESTING STANDARD
4.1 General
4.2 Elaboration of a Conformance Testing standard
4.3 Internal structure of an ATS
4.4 Test suite structure (TSS) and Test Purposes (TP)
4.5 Test coverage
4.6 Test components
4.7 Abstract test notation: TTCN
4.8 Extension to profiles
4.9 Means of testing for profiles
5.0 HARMONIZATION - CERTIFICATION - ACCREDITATION ARBITRATION- MAINTENANCE
5.1 Interworking and harmonized testing
5.2 Standardization of test suites specifications
5.3 Harmonization of testing services
5.4 Validation of a testing service
5.5 The European Certification system
5.6 Test laboratory accreditation
5.7 Recognition Arrangements
5.8 An issue: the maintenance of standardized ATS
5.9 Another issue: arbitration
Appendix A. WHO'S WHO IN CONFORMANCE TESTING
Appendix B. FURTHER READINGS ON CONFORMANCE TESTING
Appendix C. A TTCN EXAMPLE
Appendix D. List of Abbreviations
History

Gives an introduction to the techniques of Protocol Conformance Testing.